Because the truth is that, more often than not, most people have no clear idea why they put off until tomorrow the things they know they need to do today.  And so they delay and delay and delay… and all the time, the pressure builds until anxiety, a sense of frustration and of self-disappointment sets in, which just compounds the situation, perhaps even adding guilt to the mix, and making them feel even worse…

If this sounds all too familiar, then I invite you to read on, but be prepared for some adjustment in your rational, because I’m going to list some of the real reasons people procrastinate, as determined by Ohio State University.  And as you read, it might be interesting to note how many of these real reasons for procrastination have to do with self-belief and emotional difficulties:

Perfectionism - If you equate your self-worth with high performance, procrastination protects you against the risk of failure